Costa Rica is a Central American nation with legalized casino gambling. There are approximately twenty-five casinos throughout the nation. The major city is San Jose and most of the casinos are located here. The gambling industry is a major sector of the Costa Rican economy and the nation is the home to many online gambling companies.
Most of the casinos are located in the Northeastern quadrant of San Jose. The nation’s largest casino is located five minutes from downtown San Jose at the Best Western Irazu Hotel and Casino Concorde. The 4400 square foot casino has eighty three slot machines and eight gaming tables. The casino is open twenty-four hours a day. Most Costa Rican casinos offer slots and video games, card tables with Caribbean stud poker, mini baccarat, blackjack, canasta, roulette, and craps and most are located in hotels.
Many of the resort hotels and luxury hotels throughout the nation have casinos. The lush Resort Martino with its bingo game located ten minutes from the San Jose airport. This is a smaller casino than the Best Western Irazu but it offers slots and the table games of blackjack, rummy, Caribbean poker, roulette, three card poker and Pai Gow.
There are other resorts being built that will have bingo game. Remember to have your vouchers stamped and fill out some paperwork if you win over $100. The Costa Rican casinos are not as big or posh as the Las Vegas or Atlantic City casinos, but they are conveniently spread throughout the nation. |
